as in distinguishing
to understand or point out the difference in
it was hard at first to differentiate between the two styles of music
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Recent Examples of differentiating
In the below interview, Lockhart dives further into differentiating the stories, connecting the dots with very specific references to both books set on Beechwood Island, and where the hope lies in her newest novel, now out in bookstores.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
He was credited with elevating the revenues, profits and image of Macy’s West, successfully differentiating it from regional department store competitors, and evolving Macy’s private labels into private brands, with in-store shops, professional sales associates and full-price marketing.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Others echoed that sentiment while differentiating human creativity from automation.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Separating a single photon has been described as a feat equivalent to differentiating between the sound of a single grain of sand falling while heavy rains and lightning strikes occur.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
These differentiating numbers are due to how the two organizations track book bans.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
These differentiating numbers are due to how the two organizations track book bans.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
In addition to the cohosts getting into memorable spats over Harris' bid for the presidency, during a pre-2024 election interview on the show in October of last year, Harris responded to one of Hostin's questions that inquired about differentiating herself from President Biden's policies.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
Beyond differentiating between the sounds, the team also confirmed consistent seasonal patterns in the grouper’s spawning activity that are closely linked to lunar cycles.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
He was credited with elevating the revenues, profits and image of Macy’s West, successfully differentiating it from regional department store competitors, and evolving Macy’s private labels into private brands, with in-store shops, professional sales associates and full-price marketing.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Others echoed that sentiment while differentiating human creativity from automation.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Separating a single photon has been described as a feat equivalent to differentiating between the sound of a single grain of sand falling while heavy rains and lightning strikes occur.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
These differentiating numbers are due to how the two organizations track book bans.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
These differentiating numbers are due to how the two organizations track book bans.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
In addition to the cohosts getting into memorable spats over Harris' bid for the presidency, during a pre-2024 election interview on the show in October of last year, Harris responded to one of Hostin's questions that inquired about differentiating herself from President Biden's policies.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
Beyond differentiating between the sounds, the team also confirmed consistent seasonal patterns in the grouper’s spawning activity that are closely linked to lunar cycles.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for differentiating
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Before that time many devices, ornaments and distinguishing marks followed one another as official marks of the Corps.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
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People would devote entire dissertations to developing techniques for distinguishing handwritten digits or for recognizing faces in images; then a deep-learning algorithm would digest the underlying data, discover the subtleties of the problem, and make those projects seem obsolete.—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Amid similar complaints, the state Attorney General's office is now suing the farm for allegedly discriminating against local workers and replacing them with H-2A workers.—
Rosa Maria Navarro,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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The complaint also accused Oakland Unified of discriminating against students by publicizing Arab American Heritage Month more favorably than Jewish Heritage Month and linking to the Arab Resource and Organizing Center, which the law firm alleges is anti-Israel.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Differentiating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differentiating. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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